2024-07-08 How to Deal Safely with Poison Ivy in the Garden
Experienced gardeners have likely learned to look out for poison ivy, a common plant found across North America, Europe and…
2024-07-01 How Heat Kills
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. As temperatures and humidity rise outside, what happens inside…
2024-06-27 Scientists Study Why Bird Flu Kills Some Animals, Not Others
Researchers are seeking to learn why bird flu kills some animals quickly but causes only moderate illness in others. In…
2024-06-24 Weight-loss Options for Children Are Hard to Get
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. For many parents in the United States, finding help…
2024-06-17 Study: Past COVID Infection Could Protect Against Colds
A new study suggests that people infected with COVID-19 in the past may receive protection against some kinds of common…
2024-06-17 Improve Your Mindset, Improve Your Health
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Prince Bhojwani never thought of himself as a negative…
2024-06-16 Olympic Athletes Turn to Diabetes Technology in Medal Chase
Medical device companies Abbott and Dexcom make small devices that attach to the skin and monitor the amount of glucose,…
2024-06-15 Poorly-paid Healthcare Workers Leaving Africa
Cameroon has one of the world’s lowest amounts of health care workers per capita. About a third of trained doctors…
2024-06-13 US Workers Secretly Take ‘Workations’
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In the United States, a quiet change is happening…
2024-06-10 Researchers Find Gene behind Disorder Causing Intellectual Disability
Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability. They say the disorder may affect as…
2024-06-10 Scientists Test mRNA Vaccines to Protect Against Bird Flu
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Scientists are testing next-generation vaccines to deal with the…
2024-06-08 Researchers Study Gentler Cancer Treatments
Reduced treatment for three kinds of cancer can make life easier for patients without hurting results, doctors reported recently at…
2024-06-06 Set ‘No-buy’ Rules to Save Money, Cut Waste
Some Americans have been setting their own “no-buy” rules in an attempt to reduce wasteful spending and save money. Creating…
2024-06-06 Despite Demand, No Takers for Care-worker Jobs
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The hardest part of Culix Wibonele’s first job in…
2024-06-03 Uganda Targets Yellow Fever with Vaccination, Travel Limits
The East African country of Uganda has begun a nationwide yellow fever vaccination campaign. The aim is for the country…